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langers1972

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#103154 31-May-2012 13:27

I think that we, as self confessed geeks and therefore likely owners of multiple phones, should embrace this fully and do some good

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/7019809/Donating-old-phones-is-a-good-call

See here for donation details

https://www.starship.org.nz/phone

keewee01

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#633416 31-May-2012 14:03

Here is a thread I started several weeks ago about the Let's Mobilize campaign, which is the ongoing joint between Starship Foundation and SCOUTS New Zealand.

SCOUTS New Zealand is running a 3 pronged approach for this - an annual appeal (normally the last 2 weeks of March, this year was May), ongoing background collection thru collection boxes in Scout Halls, and also picking up corporate sponsors.

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